A-to-Z Identity Index

A sexual orientation characterized by fluidity - the person's orientation changes frequently or constantly over time, shifting between different identities.

Aceflux and aroflux describe attraction that fluctuates along the asexual and aromantic spectrums over time, rather than staying fixed.

An umbrella term for men (and masculine-aligned people) attracted to other men, regardless of whether they also experience attraction to other genders.

Having no gender identity, or a gender identity of 'none.' Also called genderless, gender-free, non-gendered, or ungendered.

Androgyne describes a gender identity that combines masculine and feminine or sits between them, while androgyny describes a blended gender expression that a person of any gender can have.

Androsexual describes attraction to masculinity or men, and gynesexual attraction to femininity or women. Both are worded to describe who someone is drawn to without assuming the gender of the person feeling it.

A gender identity that is separate from and defined entirely independently of masculine, feminine, or any combination between them.

A combined identity descriptor for people who are both aromantic and asexual - experiencing little to no romantic attraction and little to no sexual attraction.

Experiences little to no romantic attraction toward others.

Does not experience sexual attraction toward others.

Autosexual and autoromantic describe sexual or romantic attraction directed primarily toward oneself.

Bear culture is a community within gay, bisexual and queer men's spaces that celebrates larger, hairier, rugged-masculine bodies and a warm, welcoming social ethos.

Identifies as having two distinct gender identities - simultaneously present or alternating.

Emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to more than one gender - not necessarily equally, simultaneously, in the same way, or to the same degree.

A traditional social gender role in the Albanian highlands in which a person assigned female at birth takes an oath of lifelong celibacy and thereafter lives entirely as a man.

Butch and femme are gender expressions rooted in lesbian and queer culture: butch draws on masculinity, femme on femininity, and both are identities in their own right.

Sexual (ceterosexual) or romantic (ceteromantic) attraction to non-binary, genderqueer, and gender-nonconforming people.

A person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.

A person who wears clothing typically associated with a different gender, for any reason - comfort, expression, performance, or enjoyment.

A gender identity with two components: one part is stable, and another part fluctuates in intensity.

Identifies partially (but not fully) with one gender, alongside another gender or no gender.

Demisexual people experience sexual attraction only after forming a deep emotional bond, and do not feel immediate (primary) sexual attraction.

Disability Pride affirms disability as a natural part of human diversity, and its flag represents the disability community while being safe for people with visually-triggered conditions.

The performance art of dressing in exaggerated gender presentation - typically the opposite of one's everyday gender - for entertainment, artistic expression, or cultural celebration.

A term for non-binary people attracted to other non-binary people - the non-binary equivalent of 'sapphic' and 'achillean.'

Sexual attraction directed primarily or exclusively toward fictional characters, typically with a strong emotional attachment.

A person who experiences emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction primarily or exclusively to people of the same or a similar gender.

A broad descriptor for people whose gender expression does not conform to the social norms and expectations associated with their assigned sex at birth or identified gender.

Genderfae and genderfaun are genderfluid identities that never reach one binary pole: genderfae shifts between genders but never fully male, genderfaun shifts but never fully female.

A gender identity that shifts over time or depending on context - between male, female, non-binary, and others - at varying rates and frequencies.

A gender identity in which the intensity of one's gender varies over time - for example, sometimes feeling fully female, sometimes agender, sometimes between.

When someone experiences a gender, but that gender is unexplainable and can only be identified as 'gender' and nothing else.

A gender identity (and umbrella term) for people who reject or blur traditional gender categories.

A neurogender identity in which a person's gender cannot be separated from, or described independently of, their neurodivergence.

Greygender describes a weak, partial, or low-intensity gender; gendervoid describes an actively felt sense of having no gender, an inner emptiness where gender would be.

Emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction primarily to people of a different gender.

Hijra are a recognized third-gender community across South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), with parallel third-gender roles across Southeast Asia.

An umbrella term for people born with variations in sex characteristics (chromosomes, hormones, gonads, or anatomy) that do not fit typical binary definitions.

Leather culture is a community built around leather, kink and BDSM, with deep roots in post-war queer and gay men's spaces, and values of trust, consent and honest negotiation.

A woman (or non-binary person who relates to womanhood in some way) who experiences emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction primarily or exclusively to other women and/or non-binary people.

Partial-gender identities in which a person is mostly agender but feels a small, secondary attachment to masculinity (libramasculine) or femininity (librafeminine).

A traditional Hawaiian and Tahitian identity for people who embody both masculine and feminine spirit.

A non-binary gender that is independent of and not defined by reference to the gender binary - not a mix, not a midpoint, not an absence, but its own distinct gender.

An umbrella term for anyone who experiences more than one gender identity - simultaneously, alternately, or fluidly.

An umbrella for orientations that involve attraction to more than one gender, including bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual and spectrasexual.

A gender identity described as neutral, null, or absent - distinct from agender in that neutrois often implies a specific quality of neutral gender rather than simply no gender.

A gender identity (and umbrella term) for genders that exist outside the male/female binary.

An orientation in which a person's sexual orientation changes together with their gender identity.

Attraction to people of all genders, similar to pansexual, but with the distinction that gender does play a role in the experience of attraction.

A gender identity in which a person identifies with all genders, or with so many genders that their experience is effectively without limit or boundary.

Sexual, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender.

The practice of engaging in multiple romantic and/or sexual relationships simultaneously, with the knowledge and full consent of all parties involved.

Sexual/romantic attraction to multiple - but not necessarily all - genders.

Pup play is a form of role play and community within kink culture in which a person takes on a relaxed, affectionate, dog-like headspace.

An umbrella term for sexual and/or gender identities that are not exclusively heterosexual or cisgender.

Queer People of Color (QPOC) centres the experiences of LGBTQ+ people who are also Black, Indigenous or people of colour, at the intersection of racism and anti-LGBTQ+ bias.

Used to describe people who are exploring or are unsure about their sexual orientation, gender identity, or both.

Sexual (reciprosexual) or romantic (recipromantic) attraction that develops only after the other person has expressed attraction first.

Sexual and/or romantic attraction based primarily on intelligence rather than on gender or physical characteristics.

An umbrella term for women (and feminine-aligned people) attracted to other women, regardless of whether they also experience attraction to other genders.

Sexual and/or romantic attraction to multiple or varied genders - framed as attraction across a spectrum of genders and sexes, including non-binary and intersex people.

A cisgender, heterosexual person who supports LGBTQ+ rights and affirms LGBTQ+ identities.

An umbrella concept for gender roles, recognized across many cultures, that exist outside the Western man/woman binary - each culturally specific and not interchangeable.

An umbrella adjective for a person whose gender identity does not align with the sex assigned to them at birth.

Umbrella terms for trans people who move toward masculinity (transmasculine) or femininity (transfeminine), including binary and non-binary people whose identity or expression leans that way.

A Latin American gender identity for people assigned male at birth who develop a feminine gender identity and expression, understood within Latin American gender theory as its own gender position.

Identifies as having three distinct gender identities - which may be simultaneously present, alternating, or fluid between them.

A modern English umbrella term used across many Indigenous North American communities to describe people who fulfill a traditional third-gender or gender-variant ceremonial and social role.

An umbrella term for gender identities that cannot be adequately described using existing human gender language and are instead described through other frameworks.